Assistant to human resources director vs self-employed

The differences between assistant to human resources directors and self-employeds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an assistant to human resources director and a self-employed. Additionally, an assistant to human resources director has an average salary of $38,637, which is higher than the $34,734 average annual salary of a self-employed.

The top three skills for an assistant to human resources director include payroll processing, assist human resources and background checks. The most important skills for a self-employed are windows, mowing, and customer service.

Assistant to human resources director vs self-employed overview

	Assistant To Human Resources Director	Self-Employed
Yearly salary	$38,637	$34,734
Hourly rate	$18.58	$16.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	2,473	6,215
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Assistant to human resources director vs self-employed salary

Assistant to human resources directors and self-employeds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant To Human Resources Director	Self-Employed
Average salary	$38,637	$34,734
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $51,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
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Differences between assistant to human resources director and self-employed education

There are a few differences between an assistant to human resources director and a self-employed in terms of educational background:

	Assistant To Human Resources Director	Self-Employed
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant to human resources director vs self-employed demographics

Here are the differences between assistant to human resources directors' and self-employeds' demographics:

	Assistant To Human Resources Director	Self-Employed
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 11.4% Female, 88.6%	Male, 60.8% Female, 39.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between assistant to human resources director and self-employed duties and responsibilities

Assistant to human resources director example responsibilities.

Integrate efforts on actions and programs where joint OPM functional effort are necessary to accomplish recruitment and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Maintain compliance with the EEO, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, DOL, PDA and GINA regulations.
Update and maintain employee information in HRIS system.
Process payroll on a weekly basis with ADP.
Prepare all new hire paperwork and set up individuals in ADP payroll system.
Set up and maintain database to track EEO data for non-exempt clerical/service staff.

Self-employed example responsibilities.

Develop and manage the in-store informational PowerPoint presentations that run on multiple televisions to answer questions and provide information to customers.
Generate monthly, quarterly and yearly sales reports, correspondence, & PowerPoint presentations.
Complete jobs (lawn mowing, lawn cleaning, edging, trimmings bushes and trees) any aspect of lawn care.
Work with traditional video cameras and DSLR cameras.
Develop a website and Facebook page to increase networking.
Equip with a full-frame Nikon D600 and multiple lenses.

Assistant to human resources director vs self-employed skills

Common assistant to human resources director skills

Payroll Processing, 18%
Assist Human Resources, 11%
Background Checks, 10%
I-9, 4%
Travel Arrangements, 3%
HRIS, 3%

Common self-employed skills

Windows, 15%
Mowing, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Financial Statements, 13%
Payroll, 8%
Real Estate, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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